diff --git a/src/pgp/rscertificate.cc b/src/pgp/rscertificate.cc
index 4aad967fe..bcaf9925f 100644
--- a/src/pgp/rscertificate.cc
+++ b/src/pgp/rscertificate.cc
@@ -157,6 +157,12 @@ std::string RsCertificate::toStdString(RetroshareInviteFlags flags) const
 
 	Radix64::encode(buf, p, out_string) ;
 
+    if(!(flags & RetroshareInviteFlags::SLICE_TO_80_CHARS))
+    {
+        delete[] buf;
+        return out_string;
+    }
+
 	// Now slice up to 64 chars.
 	//
 	std::string out2 ;
diff --git a/src/retroshare/rspeers.h b/src/retroshare/rspeers.h
index bbbe7eaa5..1647fdd98 100644
--- a/src/retroshare/rspeers.h
+++ b/src/retroshare/rspeers.h
@@ -520,6 +520,7 @@ enum class RetroshareInviteFlags:uint32_t {
     RADIX_FORMAT        = 0x08,
     PGP_SIGNATURES      = 0x10,
     CURRENT_EXTERNAL_IP = 0x20,
+    SLICE_TO_80_CHARS   = 0x40,
     ALL                 = 0xff,
 };
 RS_REGISTER_ENUM_FLAGS_TYPE(RetroshareInviteFlags)